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RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 07-13-2016
phil·trum /ˈfiltrəm/
noun
The divot on the upper lip.
RE: Word of the Day - Kersus - 07-18-2016
pru-ri-ent
[proo r-ee-uh nt]
adjective
1. having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
2. causing lasciviousness or lust.
3. having a restless desire or longing.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 12-26-2016
pa·lav·er /pəˈlavər,pəˈlävər/
noun
prolonged and idle discussion.
verb
talk unnecessarily at length.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 12-31-2016
par·o·no·ma·sia /ˌperənōˈmāZH(ē)ə/
noun
a play on words; a pun.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 01-15-2017
sim·mer /ˈsimər/
verb
(of water or food) stay just below the boiling point while being heated.
noun
a state or temperature just below the boiling point.
I bring this up because many people believe that a simmer is a low boil. It isn't.
RE: Word of the Day - Kersus - 01-19-2017
katzenjammer
noun
1: disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs
2: loud confused noise from many sources
3: a state of depression or bewilderment
4: the misery only a cat can bestow upon an owner
sometimes pronounced katz-en-jammer as well as katz-en-yammer (German origin)
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 01-20-2017
e·vert /əˈvərt/
verb
turn (a structure or organ) outward or inside out.
RE: Word of the Day - Kersus - 01-31-2017
Conciliatingly
.adverb.
a manner of something.... I find it hard to define. It's a neat adverb though. Whatever they are. The more I study language, the more confuzzling it gets and the more unfortunate it is that Webster made money on his dictionary.
RE: Word of the Day - Oedipussy Rex - 03-04-2017
west·work /westˈwərk/
noun
the westward-facing entrance of Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque churches. No androids involved.
RE: Word of the Day - tmjva - 03-05-2017
(03-04-2017, 08:25 PM)Oedipussy Rex Wrote: west·work /westˈwərk/
noun
the westward-facing entrance of Carolingian, Ottonian, or Romanesque churches. No androids involved.
Which is different because most medieval churches faced East. (Unless it refers to a back entrance.)